Yasiel Puig made more than $50 million playing professional baseball, but is now bankrupt, with nearly $10 million in liabilities and less than $2 million in assets, according to a court filing.
Vargas has signed with Lara for the 2026-27 Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional season, and unlike most active MLB players who make cameo appearances in winter ball, the Arizona Diamondbacks infielder is the rare everyday MLBer who sticks around for much of the winter ball.
Estadio Monumental Simon Bolivar, the 42,000-seat ballpark in Caracas that opened in 2023, has been cleared to host games in the coming winter ball season.
The 2026 Caribbean Series champions, the Charros de Jalisco of the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico, will head to Texas to face the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional's Cardenales de Lara in preseason action in October.
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